13 new school-related COVID-19 cases in Hamilton

Ten students, two staff members and a third-party employee in Hamilton schools have all tested positive for COVID-19, Hamilton's public and Catholic school boards say.

On Monday, there were six cases that exposed students and staff, making Tuesday the second day in a row of double-digit cases.

Three days into schools reopening, there were just three COVID-19 cases. In the last two days, there have been 28 cases, 18of which exposed other students and staff.

Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board reported six new cases, all of which led others to self-isolate.

The new cases are:

• APauline Johnson Elementary School student.
• AGlendale Secondary School student.
• An Elizabeth Bagshaw Elementary School student.
• ASir Winston Churchill Secondary School student.
• ASouth Meadow Elementary School staff member.
• ACathy Wever Elementary School student.

The before and after school program at Cathy Wever Elementary School is the site of an outbreak with two infected students.

Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board reported seven new cases. Six led others to self-isolate.

Those cases are:

• Two St. Kateri Tekakwitha Catholic Elementary Schoolstudents last in school on Feb. 19.
• ASt. Agnes Catholic Elementary School student last in school on Feb. 19
• ASts. Peter and Paul Catholic Elementary School community staff member last in school on Feb. 19.
• A third-party worker atSt. Eugene Catholic Elementary School last in school on Feb. 18.
• ASt. Thrse of Lisieux Catholic Elementary School student last in school on Feb. 17.